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Yamashita Park / Chinatown / Motomachi

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Osanbashi Yokohama International Passenger Terminal

4.5

1619 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Kanagawa Pref. Yokohamashi Naka-ku Kaigandori 1-1-4

Located a seven minute walk from Nihon-Odori Station on the Minatomirai Line. A barrier-free passenger terminal where large passenger ships both domestic and international dock. The first floor has a hall and parking lot, while the second floor hosts the international departure and entry lobbies as well as shops. The open and airy rooftop area features a natural grass lawn and wood deck, and from where you can enjoy the view of Minato Mirai and ships moored at the pier. The facility also boasts a full array of establishments and amenities to ensure you can enjoy a whole day here, including shops selling sea-related souvenirs and mature restaurants where you can enjoy a romantic nightscape with your meal.

This is the major pier for any cruise holidays in Japan. Yokohamas modern terminal is offers a pleasant boardwalk deck with an unbeatable panorama of the city. It is also conveniently connected to...
Yokohama Chinatown

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Kanagawa Pref. Yokohamashi Naka-ku Yamashitachou

This is Japan’s largest Chinatown in Naka Ward, Yokohama City, where more than 500 shops are lined up. This area is always bustling with local people and tourists seeking authentic Chinese cuisine and culture. The Chinese New Year and especially the parade and the lion dance are events which are representative of Yokohama’s tourism. In all directions into Chinatown, there are gates with guardian deities enshrined in each of these gates: there is the Choyo-mon gate in the east, the Suzaku-mon gate in the south, the Enpei-mon gate in the west and the Genbu-mon gate in the north. The Suzaku-mon gate is convenient for coming from and going to Yokohama Motomachi.
NYK Hikawamaru

4.0

497 Reviews

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Kanagawa Pref. Yokohamashi Naka-ku Yamashitachou Yamashita Park area destination

"This cargo and passenger ship was constructed for the Seattle route in 1930. It is a grand vessel, with a total weight of 11,622 tons, and a total length of 163.3 meters. Across 30 years of seafaring, it has crossed the Pacific Ocean 254 times, and carried 25,000 passengers, earning the nickname ""Queen of the North Pacific."" You can tour the passenger room where Charlie Chaplin stayed, or the First-class lounge with gorgeous art deco-styled interiors. In 2016, it became a Nationally Designated Important Cultural Property."

My visit to this historic vessel was on a very rainy day in Yokohama. I thoroughly enjoyed exploring the ship and learning more about its history. Definitely check out every nook and cranny that you...
Yokohama Kantei-Byo Shrine

4.0

335 Reviews

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Kanagawa Pref. Yokohamashi Naka-ku Yamashitachou 140

The military commander, Kanu who was famous for the “Annals of the Three Kingdoms” was deified and is a symbol of Chinatown worshiped as the god of prosperous businesses. In 1859, Japan opened to the world and the port of Yokohama also opened. Three years later, a Chinese person opened a small modest shrine while holding a wooden Kanu statue. This is said to be the beginning of the Yokohama Kantei-Byo Shrine. The first generation was built in the Meiji period, and the current one which was rebuilt in 1990 is the fourth one to be built. The gorgeous and luxurious building is packed with impressive traditional Chinese architectural techniques.

This temple, in commemoration of the Chinese general and god of war Guan Yu, is perhaps the most ornate among all. At the heart of Yokohamas vibrant Chinatown, it is an impressive structure with...
Cupnoodles Museum

Leisure / Hobbies

Kanagawa Pref. Yokohamashi Naka-ku Shinkou 2-3-4

Cupnoodles Museum is an interactive museum that arouses creativity and curiosity through exhibitions and experiences related to instant noodles. At the museum, you can experience the creative thinking of Momofuku Ando, who developed the world’s first instant noodle. There are also many attractions which can be enjoyed by children as well as adults such as a workshop where you can make the world’s first “original cup noodles” and “chicken noodles”, leisure facilities where you can experience the manufacturing process of instant noodles and a food court where you can taste noodles from countries all over the world.
Japan Coast Guard Museum Yokohama

4.0

201 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Kanagawa Pref. Yokohamashi Naka-ku Shinkou 1-2-1

About an eight-minute walk from either the Bashamichi Station or the Nihon-odori Station on the Minatomirai Line, this free museum presents the current status of the coastal waters around Japan, and the materials on the importance of marine security. Inside the museum visitors are introduced via a panel display to the job of the Japan Coast Guard, its patrol boats and airplanes. Preserved and on exhibit is a spy ship that was self-exploded and sunk, along with a small watercraft and weapons that were recovered from 90 meters under the sea after the December 22, 2001 case of the Kyushu Southwest Seawaters Incident.

Its FREE. Located right behind the Red Brick Warehouse. Hosted by the Japanese Coast Guard, there is an exhibit of the December 2001 North Korean Spy incident where the Japanese Coast Guard...
Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Cultural History

4.0

105 Reviews

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Kanagawa Pref. Yokohamashi Naka-ku Minaminakadori 5-60

Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Cultural History exhibiting documents from prehistoric to the present history of Kanagawa Prefecture is a historical building which was built as the Yokohama Specie Bank Main Office in 1904, and has been designated as a National Important Cultural Property and site today. It has an exhibit on the culture and history of Kanagawa, and holds special exhibitions several times a year. It is one minute walk from Bashamichi Station on the Tokyu Minatomirai Line.

国指定史跡の旧横浜正金銀行本店の内部が、神奈川県立歴史博物館になっています。1Fが特別展示室で、2Fと3Fが常設展示室なっています。入館料は特別展と常設展のセットだと1,100円、常設展のみだと300円でした。ただし色々な割引があって、団体料金の250円で入館できました。見学順路は、古代→中世→近世→近代→現代になっていて、旧石器時代から現代までの神奈川県の移り変わりを知ることができます。想像して...
Yokohama Port Opening Memorial Hall

4.0

149 Reviews

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Kanagawa Pref. Yokohamashi Naka-ku Honchou 1-6

"Constructed in 1917 in memorial of the 50th anniversary of the opening of Yokohama Port, this historical building is representative of Yokohama City. The stained glass along the walls of the central staircase and the second s floor hall feature lead lines that are free and meticulous, making it an extremely valuable work, even considering Japanese stained glass history. The clock tower is 36 meters high and is beloved as ""Jack's Tower."" Designated as a Nationally Designated Important Cultural Property in 1989, it is utilized as a public hall for Naka District."

A welcoming reception and invitation to explore this colonial building. Spectacular and well kept interior. If you have the time, check it out, the building is stunning and the history very...
Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery

3.5

123 Reviews

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Kanagawa Pref. Yokohamashi Naka-ku Yamatechou 96

Located a three minute walk from Motomachi-Chukagai Station. A cemetery that was built for foreign-born residents located close to Harbor View Park overlooking the port. The cemetery got its start when Commodore Matthew C. Perry made his momentous voyage to Japan in 1854 and a man named Robert Williams died in an accident on the USS Mississippi and was buried here. Several relatively famous personages are also buried here, such as Edmund Morel, the father of railways in Japan, and Mary Kidder, founder of the Ferris Jogakuin collection of schools. The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery Museum is situated next to the entrance to the cemetery itself and presents a registry of individuals buried there and the history of Yokohama. The museum’s stained glass windows alone make it worth a visit.

This cemetery was established in 1854 after an American sailor died during a visit by Commodore Perry and part of the grounds of Zotokuin Temple were set aside for the purpose. If you arrive during...
Yokohama Doll Museum

3.5

61 Reviews

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Kanagawa Pref. Yokohamashi Naka-ku Yamashitachou 18

A museum dedicated to dolls located a five minute walk from Motomachi-Chukagai Station on the Minatomirai Line. The only doll museum in the nation, the museum’s collection includes over 10,000 dolls gathered from over 100 countries around the world. Some 3,500 dolls are displayed as part of the museum’s standing exhibition, including folk dolls from around the globe such as friendship dolls, antique dolls, and native Japanese dolls. In addition to puppet shows, the museum also holds piano concerts for adults to enjoy, workshops, and special exhibitions of cartoon and videogame-related character dolls, which has earned the museum many fans.

Really enjoyed seeing so many different dolls from around the world and the history of friendship dolls. Lovely staff member served me today.
Yokohama Archives of History

4.0

91 Reviews

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Kanagawa Pref. Yokohamashi Naka-ku Nihonodori 3

Yokohama Archives of History is a museum located close to Yamashita Park in Yokohama which is open to the general public and collects materials relating to the history of Yokohama. It holds in excess of about 250,000 documents related to such topics as Yokohama’s history and culture, the harbor and the port and the economy from the end of the Edo period to the early Showa period. It plays a role to communicate the history of modern Yokohama to future generations. The “Tamakusu tree” in the courtyard, managed to survive even though it was damaged by fire and an earthquake, is also a highlight which is a symbol of Yokohama open port.

A small museum with a number of documents and pieces of art, that help to explain Yokohama’s role as Japan’s first international port town (in a modern sense, 1859). However this exquisite little...
Yokohama Port Symbol Tower

4.0

49 Reviews

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Honmoku wharf, Naka-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa ken 1-16

A tower located in Yokohama City's Naka Ward used to send signals and information to ships entering and leaving Yokohama Port. The tower's observation lounge offers a sweeping view of the port, and the deck bustles with people come to watch the passenger vessels plying the port. There's also a park built around the tower, and a variety of events are held here, such as the Yokohama Symbol Tower Festival, conducted once every three years.

本牧埠頭にある、展望施設を兼ねた船舶通航信号所です。横浜市街地や中華街から離れている上、鉄道は通っておらずバスも1時間に2本程度であるため、休日でも観光客はあまり訪れません。喧騒を避け、東京湾の海風を感じながら伸び伸びと過ごすのにちょうどいいスポットと言えます。有料なのは駐車場のみで、展望施設を含む全ての施設が無料で利用できますが、駐車場は朝9:30から利用可能です（季節によって終了時刻が異なり...
Berrick Hall

4.0

68 Reviews

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Kanagawa Pref. Yokohamashi Naka-ku Yamatechou 72

Berrick Hall, located next to Motomachi Park, was built in 1930 as the residence of British trader B.R. Berrick. With an area of approximately 2,000 square meters, it is the largest building among the existing Yamate Foreign Residences. Based on the Spanish style, this building is of architectural value, with a variety of decorations such as the triple arch at the entrance, small windows called quatrefoils, and walls restored using the fresco technique in the interior.

１Ｆはダンスなど社交場として利用されていたのであろう大きなフロア。２Ｆはご子息と来客用、家主用の部屋があり、風呂・トイレ完備の各部屋は大きく当時の中においても相当裕福な家庭であったことが容易に想像ができました。
Kanagawa Museum of Modern Literature

4.0

34 Reviews

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Kanagawa Pref. Yokohamashi Naka-ku Yamatechou 110

This literature museum is located in “Harbor View Park” in Yamate-cho, Naka Ward, Yokohama City. Stored inside are over 12 million documents, including Natsume Soseki’s special collection, and book collections of Yasushi Inoue, Shohei Ooka, etc. In addition to the regular exhibit “Scenery and Literature of Kanagawa”, in which the surrounding region and deeply related works are explained using materials like handwritten documents, panels, and models, there is browsing of stored documents, services like copying, special exhibits, readings, seminars and other events.

「星をかたりて、たれをもうらまず」と題された生誕90年「三浦哲郎」展が開催されていた。展示は「作家誕生」と「三浦哲郎の文学世界」との2部構成。友人らによる書簡や所属した同人誌、作品「15歳の周囲」で第２回新潮同人雑誌賞受賞の資料、３９歳の時の芥川受賞作「忍ぶ川」にまつわる資料等々「作家誕生」までの展示が第一部。取材ノートや原稿・作家らからの書簡・刊行された本・メガネや万年筆レコードなどの愛用品が第...
China Town80

3.5

11 Reviews

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Kanagawa Pref. Yokohamashi Naka-ku Yamashitachou 80 Yokohama Dear Tower 1F

This is an information center located in the vicinity of Choyo-mon Gate. There are qualified Chinatown concierges stationed at the center, so you can obtain various information relating to Chinatown. Also, events such as showcases of Chinese traditional culture and Chinatown specialty fairs are held in the open space. As the center also has such facilities as public toilets and an ATM (Yokohama Bank), it is a convenient place to stop by while sightseeing in Chinatown.

昨年11月訪問時 China Town 80内部に《龍舞》に使用する2匹の[龍]が床面に設置されていましたが今年7月訪問時 1匹の[龍]が空中に舞い、《獅子舞》に使用する[獅子]が 2頭設置されていました。中華街訪問し記念撮影するのであれば撮影スポットとして如何でしょうか、[龍]と[獅子]を重ねた景観（添付写真参照）は中華街にピッタリです。
Bluff No. 18

4.0

61 Reviews

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Kanagawa Pref. Yokohamashi Naka-ku Yamatechou 16

Bluff No.18 was built during the Taisho period (1912-1926) and was once the residence of Australian trader, Mr. Bowden. It was later used as a priest's residence of the Catholic Yamate Church, and in 1991, the building materials were donated to the City of Yokohama. In 1993, it was moved to the Yamate Italian Garden and restored, and has been open to the public. The house reproduces lifestyle of foreigner's houses after the Great Kanto Earthquake, and the Yokohama furniture that was manufactured in Motomachi at that time is restored and exhibited.

イタリア山庭園内にあり、こちらも無料で入館可能です。建物の雰囲気も山手の景観にしっくりきていて、とてもいい雰囲気を感じる事が出来ると思います。
Yamate Bluff No.111

4.0

64 Reviews

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Kanagawa Pref. Yokohamashi Naka-ku Yamatechou 111

Yamate Bluff No.111 built in 1926 is a European residence in the Spanish style which has a red tiled roof and white walls. The basement entered from the rose garden in Minato-no-Mieru Oka Koen (Harbor View Park) is used as a tea room. It is about seven minutes’ walk from Exit 6 at Motomachi-Chukagai Station on the Tokyu Minatomirai Line.

This house was designed by JH Morgan who also designed Berrick Hall. It was the residence of an American (JE Laffin) and is another in the Spanish style and was built in 1926. Entry to the house and...
The Silk Museum

3.5

63 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Kanagawa Pref. Yokohamashi Naka-ku Yamashitachou 1 Silk Center 2F

This museum is located in Naka Ward Yokohama City. One can view silk cloth and clothes while learning about production centers of silk, and Yokohama's relationship with silk. Year round exhibits are on display within the museum. There are special seasonal exhibits, demonstrations of soft moss-silk making, and braided cord making. Because there are so few institutions that specialize in silk alone, the museum attracts many foreigners among their visitors.

Please note this museum is not accessible t Except by numerous stairs. No disabled access. It has lots of english labels as well as Japanese however no garments except in shop to show finished...
Yamate Bluff No.234

4.0

55 Reviews

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Kanagawa Pref. Yokohamashi Naka-ku Yamatechou 234-1

Yamate Bluff No.234, built as a part of a reconstruction project after the Great Kanto Earthquake to bring back the foreigners who had left Yokohama, is a residential complex (apartment building) with the typical design of a European residence after the earthquake. On the first floor, it has panel displays about the history of a restored drawing room and Yamate Bluff No.234 while the second floor is used as a rental floor for exhibitions and conferences. It is about seven minutes’ walk from Exit 6 at Motomachi-Chukagai Station on the Tokyu Minatomirai Line.

「山手234番館」は、関東大震災直後（昭和初期）に建設された外国人用の共同住宅として、横浜市内に現存する数少ない遺構のひとつです。建物の敷地は山手本通りを挟んで元町公園の向かい側にあり、周辺に「横浜山手聖公会」の教会堂や、元町公園内に移築された「エリスマン邸」、「山手89-6番館」（現「えの木てい」）など、歴史的建造物が数多く点在する一帯にあります。創建当時の施設は、4世帯の住居が中央部の玄関ポ...
Nihon Odori

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Kanagawa Pref. Yokohamashi Naka-ku Nihonodori

Nihon Odori was the first Western-style avenue in Japan. Many significant historic buildings lie along this avenue, including the Kanagawa Prefectural Office, the Yokohama Archives of History, the Yokohama District Court, the Mitsui Bussan Yokohama Building, and the former Kanto Local Finance Bureau. In autumn, local people like to stroll along this tree-lined street to enjoy the brightly colored leaves.

Kanagawa Yamashita Park / Chinatown / Motomachi

Yamashita Park / Chinatown Motomachi / Honmoku

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Kanagawa Areas

Kanagawa prefecture acts as an extension of the Tokyo metropolis that spills over into coastal towns, most notably Yokohama city, heavily populated and known for its Chinatown and seaside attractions. Just the right distance for a day trip out of Tokyo, Kanagawa is home to some of Tokyo’s most accessible beaches, including around Kamakura, best known for its Big Buddha. Visitors can also travel a little farther afield for a weekend at Hakone onsen town.